Hurricane Chris forms in Atlantic Ocean

The National Hurricane Center's latest briefing said its maximum sustained winds have increased to almost 85 miles per hour with higher gusts.

There were no coastal watching or warnings in effect as of Tuesday afternoon.

Tropical Storm Chris was expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday and create risky swells along the coast of North Carolina and mid-Atlantic states, the National Hurricane Center said. It's expected to remain "well offshore" of the USA coast, forecasters say, instead steadily heading for Newfoundland while picking up forward speed through Thursday night.

Cove warns that heavy surf and increased risk of rip and lateral currents won't offer good conditions for beginning surfers or swimmers at Lawrencetown Beach on Thursday and Friday morning.

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Heavy rain soaked the area overnight, increasing the risks in what has been called a "war with water and time" to save the boys . He tweeted Sunday evening the group was en route to Thailand with the device and would reach the destination in about 17 hours.

Tropical Storm Chris is shown off the eastern coast of North and SC, U.S., in this satellite image July 9, 2018 at 16:12 UTC.

Locally heavy rains and gusty winds were likely to continue from eastern Cuba and Hispaniola northward across the eastern Bahamas for the next day or two. A Rip Current Statement was issued for the Outer Banks.

The swells generated by Chris could also cause could cause "life-threatening surf" conditions, according to the National Hurricane Center.

"As it tracks towards Newfoundland, it will diminish from a hurricane to a post-tropical storm, but it will still be very strong, and it will still be a significant storm at that point", Hubbard said in an interview from Halifax.

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The device could be used to rescue one boy at a time as it has space to fit in one person with his arms crossed, he said. Over the weekend, the Thai government successfully rescued four boys who had been trapped in the cave since June 23.

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